Update on Big E’s future on WWE PLE kickoff shows
Big E is here to stay with WWE after being internally recognized as a “valuable presence.”
Days after WWE WrestleMania 42, fans saw Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods arrive at a mutual decision with WWE to leave the promotion. The two members of the New Day left WWE after the promotion allegedly sought to restructure their contracts.
Woods and Kingston’s departure also raised questions about their former teammate Big E’s future. However, according to a new report from Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select, it was noted that Big E is set to continue as a part of WWE’s PLE Kickoff shows.
He is viewed internally as a “valuable presence” and a “key reason” behind the show’s success over the years.
Will WWE star Big E wrestle again?
A few years ago, Big E suffered a neck injury after taking a suplex at ringside. He has since then been sidelined from in-ring action. Working extensively on the broadcast side of WWE, there is currently no confirmed update on Big E’s in-ring return.
Although he once opened up about his retirement decision. “So after talking to [Dr. Juan Uribe] and a few other doctors, the doctor almost damn near begged me like, ‘Hey, please, even if you get your all go, you’re clear, you’re allowed to get back in the ring, please really reconsider it,‘” Big E said.
“And when I told him, ‘I think I’m definitely leaning towards being done,’ he almost quite literally breathed a sigh of relief. So for someone who’s been doing this for so long, who knows a lot more about spines and necks than I do, I definitely took heed.”
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